prefecture (redirected from Praefectura)

pre·fec·ture  (prfkchr)

n.

1. The district administered or governed by a prefect.

2. The office or authority of a prefect.

3. The residence or housing of a prefect.

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pre·fectur·al (pr-fkchr-l) adj.

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prefecture [ˈpriːfɛkˌtjʊə]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the office, position, or area of authority of a prefect

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the official residence of a prefect in France, Italy, etc.

prefectural  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prefecture - the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire) administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes Roman Empire - an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
	2.	prefecture - the office of prefect berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

Translations

prefecture [ˈpriːfektjʊəʳ] N → prefectura f

prefecture [ˈpriːfɛktʃə^r] n → préfecture f

prefecture

n → Präfektur f

prefecture [ˈpriːfɛktjʊəʳ] n → prefettura